Re: OT exam question

From: "Douglas K. Fischer" <fischerdk purefm net>

To: psyche-list redhat com, <psyche-list redhat com>

Subject: Re: OT exam question

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:55:48 -0500

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At 12:56 AM 12/17/2002, jdow wrote:
>From: "David Sudjiman" <davidsudjiman yahoo com>
>
> > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, faisal gillani wrote:
> > > 2 wat type of network topology do we preffer when
> > > using linux Network server ?
> > Their prefer.. dunno you ask them.. perhaps Ethernet? ;-)
>
>I'd phrase it more simply, dave. "The preferred topology is
>the one the customer specifies or that matches the rest of the
>customer's network. If no such specification or network exists
>at the moment Ethernet would be the preferred network."
When you say topology, are you referring to layer one (physical)? While the
majority of respondents indicate Ethernet (which I will agree is generally
the layer two protocol of choice), if we're talking physical topology,
choices would include ring, bus, star, etc.
As far as basing one's answer on customer preferences, that's certainly a
viable real-world scenario answer (pointing out that the best technical
answer is not always the most feasible or most overall preferrable answer).
I guess looking at "preference" requires a knowledge of the criteria used
to judge this "preference". A strictly technical preference is going to
likely yield a much different answer than taking into consideration cost
and other non-technical factors.
Doug
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